Thesiger Collection

Mahra Bedouin watering camels at a well at Habarut [Habrut] wells.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before...

Three-quarter length portrait of an Arab man carrying a baby and an Arab teenager in the town of Ash Shuqaiq.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

View of desert landscape in the Al Dhafra sands of the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) between Dhibi well and Al Batin sands. A low wall of dunes borders a...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party trekking through Al Batin sands during their journey across the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) from Al Dhafra sands to Liwa oasis. A member...

Portrait of a peregrine falcon (shahin) with its prey, a MacQueen's Bustard (houbara), in the sands surrounding Al Ain. A peregrine falcon, belonging to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's...

Close up portrait of Mabarak, one of Wilfred Thesiger's Hejaz guides, sitting in the region between Jabal Baydan and At Taif. Mabarak, a teenaged boy from the Bani Sharfa tribe...

Portrait of a boy at Umm al Khashab sitting on a donkey.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred...

Half length standing portrait of an Iranian porter in Dubai. A middle-aged man with a short moustache stands beside a wooden post in front of a stucco wall. He wears...

Portrait of a young man of the Khawlan Bedouin at Suq 'Ayban market under Jabal Fayfa.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear...

View of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's party watering camels at a well in the Ghanim Sands, during the party's journey from Khasfah well to Matki well.Due to the nature...

Half length standing portrait of a tribesman of the Junuba Bedouin near Al Hubi village. The man stands facing towards the near right. He has a goatee beard and wears...

View of small dhows (sailboats) and other small craft beached along the shore at the harbour in Kuwait City. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...

Seated portrait of Sahail bin Tahi, a member of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party, on his camel in the region surrounding Liwa oasis. Sahail bin Tahi, a tribesman of the Mudairiba...

View of one of Wilfred Thesiger's guides in a valley on Jebel Hafeet [Jabal Hafit] mountain. A man wearing a thobe (long shirt) and ghutra (headscarf) stands in a dry...

View of three members of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party at a well in the Wadi 'Andam, possibly Al Jiza well. On the left Salim bin Kabina, a tribesman of the...

Men of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party around a campfire. One is stirring in a pot on the fire.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of...

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's hawking party packing and loading camels in Al Khatam sands near Al Ain. In the central foreground a man adjusts the load on a...

View of a large sand dune in the Al Qafa' or As Saruq region north of Liwa oasis. A large dune with deeply ridged slopes and a crescent-shaped crest fills...

Portrait of an elderly man of the Yam tribe at the settlement of Badr. Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or...

View of Wilfred Thesiger's travelling party camping in the desert during the party's journey from Shisr well to Mughshin Oasis.Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any...